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DNC Deletes Memorial Day Post Linking 13 Fallen Troops to Trump’s War With Iran

The deletion follows public rebukes from Democratic combat veterans who said the post politicized a day of national remembrance.

President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, talks after handing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, fourth from left, the pen he used to sign a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., second from left, reacts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) leaves the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican leaders are pushing to get U.S. President Donald Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • On Memorial Day the DNC’s official X account posted photos and names of 13 service members with the caption “Today, we honor the American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in Trump’s war with Iran.”
  • Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Jason Crow, both Democratic combat veterans, publicly condemned the message as distasteful and accused the DNC of politicizing Memorial Day.
  • Republican leaders and the Pentagon also criticized the post, and the DNC removed the original image later that day and replaced it with a generic Memorial Day tribute without offering a public explanation.
  • Screenshots of the deleted post spread on social platforms and in news coverage, keeping the controversy in public view despite the DNC’s retraction.
  • The post referenced 13 deaths tied to U.S. operations in Iran known in reporting as Operation Epic Fury, a detail that made the claim about presidential responsibility politically charged and heightened scrutiny of party messaging on wartime casualties.